How much do you care about esoteric rarities?

topstuf

I'm thinking about "crosslet 4" 1834 gold

1812/1 Large 8 bust half


1829 Curl Base 2 bust dime

etc.

tradedollarnut

Meh!

topstuf

<< <i>Meh! >>



Okay, buddy. Turn in your TRUE NUMISMATIST badge!

JCMhouston

I collect mostly esoteric rarities (although not American), so they interest me greatly.

291fifth

As prices have risen my interest in such items has declined.

Overdate

If I was going to buy an esoteric rarity I would look for something more modern, like a 2007 "Frosted Liberty" platinum eagle or a 2008-W reverse of 2007 silver eagle.

valente151

I'll take a superb gem common variety over a worn R8 variety of the same date. Same thing with preferring a superb gem type date over a key date in the same series. For me, I enjoy the eye appeal of a coin just as much if not more than the rarity, the date is just such a small portion of metal of the coin, heck I look at the overall pop of a coin before I even see the date. I'll take a MS65 BN large cent over an AG strawberry cent anyday... That's my rambling thoughts on the matter.

Walkerfan

Don't care much for varieties (even within my Walker series, as there is nothing that special). Would never pay big money for a 1946 DDR WLH, as an example. I like 1918/17-S SLQ----something like that excites me a lot more but that is less esoteric and more well known IMHO.

oih82w8

The bigger majority of my Type Collection comprises of attributed varieties. Although some of more colorful coins are "ordinary". Variety collectors are a rare breed...maybe we need badges, lanyards, or secret handshake.

yosclimber

The examples you gave could be better described as "high priced Red Book die varieties".

Would I want to buy one (that is correctly priced)? No.

However, they are fun to look for.
They "keep the dream alive" for cherrypickers / treasure hunters.
Although it's even more fun to look for unattributed die varieties which are not in the Red Book,
as these are more frequently found.

jcping

<< <i>They "keep the dream alive" for cherrypickers / treasure hunters.
Although it's even more fun to look for unattributed die varieties which are not in the Red Book,
as these are more frequently found. >>



Well said

winky

Just a variety nut for rare variety's.

Nysoto

Yes.

It depends on what a person collects. If early die varieties, then esoteric rarities are essential. If date or type sets, not needed. I have a 1834 crosslet $5 because I used to collect the classic head gold series. It is scarce, but not rare per the Sheldon scale.

MrEureka

Meh!

Says the man that would trade his left nut for a chopmarked 1875 Trade Dollar.

lkeigwin

Yes, I am interested, in the series I collect.

I like bust halves and there's a solid market for scarce varieties and die marriages. Which makes buying one a pleasurable, low risk expenditure.

I have no interest in any modern rarity at any price.
Lance.

TopographicOceans

Just esoterically

howards

On a scale of 1 to 10, I care about 100 for esoteric varieties.

oih82w8

Unattributed varieties are out there, you just gotta look for them. The sellers image of this coin is kinda dark, but if you know what to look for;





I have encountered alot of dealers who are not knoledgable, nor care to be, in varities and would only buy the coin as "common".

Purfrock

I love rare varieties!

mr1931S

I care about 10 on the esoteric scale about the esotericness of the 1933 St. Gaudens $20 gold piece.The pocket piece is the most esoteric one of the ten.I also care about 1894-S dimes which are esoteric too.

19Lyds

<< <i>I'm thinking about "crosslet 4" 1834 gold

1812/1 Large 8 bust half


1829 Curl Base 2 bust dime

etc.
>>

The thing is, unless you're deeply ingrained in all the varieties, some of this esoteric stuff is just chaff with the wheat going to the more widely accepted common varieties.
I care about some of these only enough so that if I run across something, I'll bite but I won't go out of my way searching for them.

There are an absolute TON of Kennedy Varieties but only a few which are of any significance. As such, even a dedicated Kennedy collector may not pursue all the various CONECA versions of the Kennedy Half Dollar which makes a majority of them "esoteric".

Just like all the versions of the 1972/72 Lincoln DDO. One, FS-104, is worth a ton of money and is quite rare, or so it seems. I expect that only a handful of collectors have the means to even care about picking up an example which outs it in the esoteric class despite its price.

ricko

Mostly, not at all...sometimes they are interesting to review. Cheers, RickO